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Hey GF, I would be more than happy to have you finish the build if I could get it up here! Your rig would be lovingly tucked away inside a seacan (storage container) to await your return. Heck it would be one heck of an excuse to come visit Dave, Stan, and myself, and others in the north!! Of...

Hello back at ya! I am not sure if you can get just the rubber end caps to the brake cylinders or not. If you contact Memphis Equipment they have replacement cylinders, bout 35 bucks each I think, or rebuild kits that have the cups and pistons I believe. Some of the other members on here have...

I am gonna cry!! You have put so much work into that ol' girl! I understand you are at a turning point in your life, I don't envy the choice you have had to make. If I was closer to you I would have no problem hauling your truck here to have it sit in waiting for you to come back to her some...

Hey Gunfreak! Doing a sit rep. How are things brother? I am sure I am not the only one missing you updates and little tidbits here and there about things. I just spent the better part of two days re reading your build!! It is giving me the itch to get back at my rig. I may have found some motor...

Could also be that the DMV doesn't recognise what a M211/M135 is. Most only keep record of make and model of vehicles for about 40 years. They probably insured or registered it according to closest known make and model in their system. I know when I looked into insuring mine they looked at me as...

Sorry! About the airlocker statement! I did claim not to be an expert!!! Or a decent reader! Still on the big colored picture books! LoL!

Ok. I don't claim to be an expert but... Looking at the pictures, side profile, you can clearly see that the front drive shaft its completely horizontal meaning top loading axle. To me this says axle swap or the owner has put the body on a newer frame. Going along that line. Since it is gas...

Great googily moogily!! Glad to see your still around GF! O boy o boy! Paint time!! Can I suggest a nice robins egg blue or maybe a hot pink?! LOL The blue on mine bugs me! OD green?!! Or where you thinking of possible other colors?

Yes I am meaning a tire that you can buy at mostheavy truck tire shops. I was thinking an on/off highway type tire. Lots of dump trucks typically run this type of tire. Heavier lugs for of road use but not so extreme as to be wandering on pavement. For my application my rig would be mostly run...

Anyone have opinions on the best radial tire to put on a MLVW 2 piece rim? Keep in mind these are the canadian rims! NOT the M35a3 rim. Yes I search and there are so many tire and rim threads that my particular question is lost to an answer somewhere in it all. I have read lots of them to know...

I do have to say that the prices being charged for 2 piece, M35a3 rims and the Hemtt rims is ridiculouse!! Even here in Canada where things tend to cost more, I can buy a M35a3 for 6500 bucks! Where as if I bought just the new 2 piece rims from a US source in idaho it is 500 bucks per rim. 3000...

Stock M135 rims are 7.50 inches wide. A3 and MLVW 2 piece rims are 10 inches I believe. Most tires such as 395's and 1400's require a minimum of 10 inch rim width for manufactures approved use. There are lots of guy here that squeeze those types of tires on a stock rim. Is it safe?? That is...

I have been pondering this question myself for quite a while. A couple of my rims are damaged and I don't want to run them. The bolt holes on one is buggered from someone not installing the tire proper before operation and another is bent. While not M35a3 rims I have been looking at the Canadian...

Again not to be a shmuck but..... His rotors are 15 inches in diameter as far as I remember from the start of this thread. I have sourced rotors for my application, from a 1980's ford F700 that are 15 inches and 1.5 inches thick, which are probably the same ones used by Steve. The difference...

Thanks Dave! I was totaly bummed to not even get enough 80/90 for all three axles but hey what can you do when things are tight money wise. I am still hoping to bang away at the truck (usually head on fender). My wife gets mad at me every time I try to sell it saying things like I don't do...

Well dang it!! A pail of 80/90 is over a hundred bucks after enviroment levy tax and other taxes!! Only managed to buy 3 Jugs of 4 litres. Which is about half of the total volume needed for all three axles. So I will have to see about trying to save another hundred bucks! Lol!

Update time!! After selling my chevy 1 ton dually, 24 foot holiday trailer and a horse, I managed to save $100 bucks! Gonna use it to buy a pail of 80/90 weight gear oil for my axles. It isn't much but thats all I can do. At least there will be fresh oil in the diffs. Hey its only been close to...

If a disc brake system was never meant for a truck over one ton they would not have been put on civilian vehicles! Ford F550, F650, even some F750's, Chevy 4500, 5500, 6500, Hino's, just to name some off the top of my head. I have seen full disc systems with NO air assist or drums. Just sayin...

Thanks so much for the added info on the suspension and the purpose of the dog bones. My question is why three dog bones? I wanted to remove the top one for swapping my 6BT and was told not to. The two lower ones should control the forward and back rotation of the axle under braking and the...

Would see if there is a way to get that dog bone back on!! I looked into having mine removed for my 6bt install. Was advised against it by members here so I did some research. Seems that due to the gearing and torgue put through these axles removale of the torsion bars (dog bones) can result in...